

is an artwork that incorporated conducting a survey over four days at four locations on Bush Street in San Francisco. Playing off the name Bush Street and its possible identifications with our 41st and 43rd Presidents, the survey recorded the reactions of passersby to the name Bush Street. The survey was purposely framed by the highly controversial Bush presidencies to elicit impassioned responses. These responses, or lack thereof, reveal some examples of how a cross section of San Franciscans relate to history, politics and cultural ideology.
This project is part of Pathogeographies (Or, Other People's Baggage) a Feel Tank Chicago project. The information gathered during the month-long artwork was exhibited at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Gallery 400 as part of the At the Edge: Innovative Art in Chicago series.
Renaming Bush Street is a collaboration between Amber Hasselbring & Jerome Grand: www.foldout.net
Gallery 400
University of Illinois at Chicago
Art and Design Hall, First Floor
400 S. Peoria Street (at Van Buren Street)
312-996-6114 (p)
Hours:
Tuesday through Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday 12-6pm
Renaming Bush Street books may be borrowed from Gallery 400 during the length of the exhibition. Books are available for sale at www.lulu.com or may be downloaded for free here. A pin-back button and a survey addressed to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are also available at the gallery.
